This isn't as negative as the title sounds. If you want quality content written by your freelancers then you have to do some work also.

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When ordering an article, I try to provide as much information as I can. Also, I include some previous relevant writing samples for a help.

There are many different writers, from really good ones to bad ones. The part that takes me most of the time is checking articles they send to me.

I have to check if they followed guidelines, proofread, and sometimes even fix mistakes if I realize it will be quicker to do it myself than to wait again for a second version. But I still them about the mistakes to prevent it from happening again.

I noticed one interesting thing - once they gain your trust, quality of articles will drop. So it's important to warn them about it each time.

Most of the freelancers do not ask relevant questions to their employers and end-up writing articles only from their point of view. What they need to realize is that someone has hired you to represent their thought process on a certain domain and platform, so taking their inputs is of utmost importance.

My suggestion would be ask a lot of questions related to the topic, before you take up the assignment. This would give you better results in terms of content, money and also help in building professional relationships.

Most of the freelancers do not ask relevant questions to their employers and end-up writing articles only from their point of view.

Maybe in your experience but not in mine, best not to use the prefix 'Most' as its clearly a generalisation.

Due diligence is required if you want to hire a good content writer and the reverse is true too.

I've had people come to me and say, "I really liked your article on XYZ, can you write me something similar but even better"? No is my reply.

As a content writer you need a minimum requirement of info and that can easily be gleaned by sending the client a checklist. If they can't be arsed to fill it in properly then i can't be arsed to work for them.